Registered Dietitian

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) Nursing Program is seeking a Registered Dietitian for an exciting opportunity to expand and support existing diabetes programming for Nuu-chah-nulth members on Vancouver Island.  Based out of Tofino, this temporary (backfill for maternity leave), full or part-time (0.8 FTE) position will include both individual client counselling as well as group teaching sessions.  Travel (by vehicle, boat, and airplane) is required for this position.

Responsibilities Include

• This position aims to support diabetes self-management education for community members living with type 2 diabetes through a strength-based approach.
• Plans and implements diabetes care goals across the lifespan (high risk individuals, Pre-Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes, etc.)
• Provide individual and group diabetes education, counselling, and teaching, create client-centric nutritional plans, and support behavioural change strategies within the RD scope of practice.
• Perform community nutrition needs assessments, identify barriers to food security, and support community initiatives to improve food security.
• Coordinate activities and liaise with a variety of community partners, nurses, dieticians, physicians, and other allied health care providers.
• Facilitate collaborative planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs/projects with Indigenous communities and support community-based health plans for food sovereignty and nutrition.
• Network to ensure Indigenous community knowledge holders and experts are supported to advocate for sustainable Indigenous food systems, policy changes and others interests as defined by communities.
• Actively disrupts Indigenous specific racism within the food sector and ensures that work is rooted in the land, waters, and forests of local First Nations.
• Promotes and demonstrates decolonizing practices into quality improvement, quality assurance, evaluation, and measurement of outcomes of projects/initiatives.
• Coordinate activities and liaise with a variety of community partners, nurses, dietitians, physicians, and other allied health care providers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in nutrition-dietetics related field required.
• Registered Dietitian – current registration in good standing with the College of Dietitians of BC.
• Current Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) certification is an asset.
• Experience in cross-cultural education considered an asset.
• Strong personal boundaries and familiarity with issues that arise from working with high-risk populations.
• Possess a valid BC Driver’s Licence and have daily access to reliable vehicle.
• Provide references and an acceptable criminal record check.

Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience: Salary range $76,000 - $90,000 annually.